Caribbean Federation

The Caribbean Federation (/kærɪˈbiːən fɛdəˈreɪʃən/ Spanish: [feðeɾaˈθjon del kaˈɾiβe ]) (Spanish: Federación del Caribe) is federal republic, composed of 11 island states and one capital territory in the Caribbean Sea. Bordering South America to the south, it shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Aruba and Curaçao to the south, Dominica to the west, Gran Colombia to the south and west. The Federation is nearly composed of all islands in Lesser Antilles, without Aruba, Curaçao, Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean Federation was colonized by Spain in the early of 16th century and the federation was part of Spain over 300 years. In 1835 along with other colonies of New Spain, Caribbean Federation declared independence. Spain recognized their independence in December 28, 1836.

Caribbean Federation is the sixth richest country by GDP (PPP) (per capita) in the Americas. The economy of Caribbean Federation lies on tourism. Caribbean Federation is the fourth most visited country in World Tourism rankings with 39.6 million international tourist arrivals. This makes Caribbean Federation second most visited country in the Americas, just after the United States.

Population of the Caribbean Federation is 6.4 million, of which 4.3% are foreigners. Capital city and the center of the country is San Pedro located in the island of Puerto Rico. Over two million people live in the San Pedro metropolitan area, which produces half of the country's GDP. The Federation is part of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).